Burn timecode OS X with FFmpeg

burn_tc.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Use first argument as input file, or prompt if missing
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  read -p "Enter the path to the MP4 file: " input_file
else
  input_file="$1"
fi

# Check if file exists
if [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then
    echo "❌ File not found: $input_file"
    exit 1
fi

# Extract path components
dir_name=$(dirname "$input_file")
file_name=$(basename "$input_file")
file_base="${file_name%.*}"

# Output path
output_file="${dir_name}/${file_base}_TC.mp4"

# Font path (monospace)
font_path="/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Courier New.ttf"

# Run FFmpeg with hardware acceleration and centered timecode at bottom
ffmpeg -hwaccel videotoolbox -i "$input_file" \
-vf "drawtext=fontfile='${font_path}':text='%{pts\\:hms}':fontsize=36:fontcolor=white:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=h-line_h-40:box=1:[email protected]:boxborderw=5" \
-c:v h264_videotoolbox -b:v 10M -c:a copy "$output_file"

# Completion message
echo ""
echo "✅ Done! File with burned-in timecode saved as:"
echo "$output_file"